Maintenance, repair and overhaul news from around the world
Dassault Systèmes has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vertical Aerospace, (Vertical), which is developing the electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, the VX4, by 2025. Dassault Systèmes will be supporting the development of the VX4 to...
Czech airline Smartwings and Lufthansa Technik have signed a five-year comprehensive Total Component Support (TCS) contract covering repair and overhaul of components for the airline's fleet of 30 Boeing 737NG aircraft. Support for the aircraft has already started....
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for July 2022 global air cargo markets showing that demand continued to track at near pre-pandemic levels in July (-3.5%), but below July 2021 performance (-9.7%). Global demand, measured in cargo...
A cross-party group of UK parliamentarians has called on new prime minister Liz Truss’s administration to back UK aviation, travel and tourism as it continues to recover from the impacts of Covid-19. A letter, organised by Henry Smith MP as chair of the All-Party...
OneWeb and Intelsat have signed a global distribution partnership agreement to offer airlines a seamless inflight connectivity (IFC) solution. The partnership enables Intelsat to distribute OneWeb’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite services to airlines worldwide,...
airBaltic is joining forces with travel tech partner DRCT to roll out New Distribution Capability (NDC) offerings to local and international markets. Travel sellers will now be able to book airBaltic NDC fares and personalised content through DRCT’s AI-powered...
Agility, a supply chain services, infrastructure and innovation company, has finalized its acquisition of UK-based John Menzies and will combine the business with its National Aviation Services (NAS) business to create a new aviation services provider in 58 countries....
London City served 640,000 passengers across June and July and remains on course to reach the 3 million mark by the end of the year. August is also set to be busy, with over 300,000 passengers expected to travel as the airport closes in on one million passengers for...
Flybe has announced a partnership with TrustFlight and its suite of digital tools, including Tech Log, AMOS and Centrik, designed to enhance the airline’s safety, regulatory compliance, and continuing airworthiness. The combination of TrustFlight’s industry expertise...
Rolls-Royce has reported underlying revenues up 4% to £5.31bn, which were boosted by a market recovery in its power systems business and an improvement in civil aerospace. The company said that it had cut its cash burn by £1.1bn to £68mn compared to the prior-year...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air cargo markets showing healthy and stable performance. Global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs), was 6.4% below June 2021 levels (-6.6% for international operations). This...
With the lifting of travel restrictions and then flight bookings peak, Iberia Maintenance has supported its customers to increase the number of operating aircraft in their fleets and has returned into operation 38 A32X aircraft from its customer base during the last...